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No. 224,923; Patented Feb. 24, 1880-.

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JosEPE w. KENNA, OF cHIcAeo, ILLINOIS, Ass renon OF oNEH-ALE on HISRIGHT TO REUBEN A. HITGHGOOK, on sAME PLACE.

CHILDS CHAIR AND CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,923, dated FebruaryApplication filed J nly 28, 1879.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J osEPtt W. KENNA, ofChicago, in the county of (Jock and State of Illinois, have invented anew and useful In1- provement in Combined Childs Chair and Carriage,which is fully described in the following specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a rearelevation of my improved chair and carriage with the chair elevated;Fig. 2, a side elevation of the same, the chair being shown in dottedlines tilted down for conversion into a carriage; Fig. 3, a sideelevation of the same when adjusted for use as a carriage.

My invention relates to an articleof furniture which, by simpleadjustment of the several parts, may be converted from a nurserychair toa childs' carriage, and vice versa, so

highchair or a carriage, as may be desired.

The invention consists in the manner of connecting the chair to itssupporting-frame and supporting it therein, and also in special de- 2 5vices and combinations of devices, all of which will be hereinafter morefully described, and

pointed out definitely in the claims.

In the drawings, A represents the supporting-frame, which in'Figspl and2 is shown in 0 an upright position, adapted to support the chair whenitis to be used as a childs highchair. Therear standards, a, ofthisframe are bent forward as they are extended upward until they reachthe front standards, a, to which p 5 they are joined at their upperends, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The chair-frame B is of any ordinary construction, being shown in thedrawings as substantially rectangularin form, the base-frame b,

0 on which the seat 1; is supported, being nearly square. Afoot-rest, G,is attached to the front of the base-frame, the side bars of which maybe extended slightlyfor this purpose. This chair-frame is attached tothe upper front por- 5 tion of the frame A by a hinge-joint located atthe front part of the base-framel) of the chair. In this instance thetwo parts are conheated by a pivot-rod, D, which passes through thestandards a near their upper ends, and

the side bars of the base-frame 11 near their front ends, so that thechair is pivoted to its supporting-frame at its lower front corner.

A bail, E, is hinged to the lower rear.cor-' ner of the frame and swingsforward under a spring-Gamm 1,," on a rod, j, at the lower rear cornerof the chair-frame, to support the chair at the rear when in an elevatedposition, as shown in Fig. l of the drawings. Bars Gr are pivoted attheir lower/ends to the rear standards, a, and are provided withlongitudi- 6o nal slots g, through whichpins H at the rear lower cornersof the chair-frame are inserted.

It is evident that these slotted bars will hold the chair from turningup from its proper position, and, incounection fith the supportingbail,will hold the chair securely in the elevated position shown in Figs. 1and 2 of the drawings, when it is adapted for ordinary use as a childshigh-chair.

In order to convert the chair into a carriage, the supporting-bailisswung backward, when it is evident that the chair-frame will turn backon its pivot into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig: 2 of thedrawings, the pins H movingalong in the slots of the bars G, which swingddwnward and inward as the chair turns back until the pins reach thelower ends of the slots In the upper ends of these bars notches g areout, which, when the chair is turned down, engage with pins I ontheinside of the front standards, to, thereby stopping the movement ofthe chair. At the same time a spring, J, attached to one of these barsnear the middle thereof, engages with a pin, K, at one end ofthechair-seat, thereby fastening the chair in this position. The frame isthen tilted forward on the front supports, a, into the position shown inFig. 3 of the drawings, when it rests upon wheels L on the bottom of thechair-frame, which is now in an upright position again. By thisadjustment it will be seen that the chair is converted into awheelcarriage, on which the child may be moved from place to place, orthrown forward in front, as shown indotted lines in the same 5 figure,where it will be out of the way, and in which position it should alwaysbe placed for packing. A shelf or table, M, is pivoted to the front endsof the chair-arms, as shown in Figs. 2 mo and 3 of the drawings, and maytherefore be tilted forward and downward whenever desired, but is heldin a horizontal position by suitable springs 4%, attached to the innercorners of the table and arranged to embrace the chair-arms. Thecarriage is, of I course, readily convertible into a chair again byreversing the movements above described.

In makin g these changes it is not necessary to remove the child fromthe chair, forinstead of tilting the chair back, as shown in Fig. 2 ofthe drawings, it may be held in an upright position and the frame Atilted forward on its front standards until it assumes the positionshown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, and in changing from the latterposition to a chair the supporting-frame may be tilted upward andbackward into the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, while at thesame time the chair is held in an upright position by the attendant.

The spring-catch J engages with the pin K automatically, so that as soonas the chair is brought into the position required to convert it into acarriage it is stopped at once and fastened in position.

The adjustments necessary to convert the chair into a carriage, and viceversa, are very simple and easily effected.

The construction of the complete article of furniture is very cheap andsimple, so that I.

obtain a combined chair and carriage cheap, simple, and durable.

Some of the devices herein described and shown may be changed or otherssubstituted therefor; hence I do not limit myself in all particulars tothe mechanical devices above described.

It is evident also that the pivotal connection between the chair and itssupportingframe might be made at the rear of the chair instead of infront, the lower frame being changed to suit the circumstances; but theadjustment would not be so convenient, and the construction'of the lowerframe, A, adapting it to either chair or carriage, would not be sosimple.

Having thus described my invention, what I elaim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The frame chair-frame B, the swinging slotted bars Gr, and pins H onthe chair, substantially as described.

2. The frame A, in combination with the bail E, chair-frame B, pivotedat its lower front corners to the frame A, and the yielding rest orsupport F, substantially as described.

JOSEPH W. KENNA.

A, in combination with the Witnesses:

JNO. G. MAGGREGOR, W. O. OoRLIEs.

pivoted thereto, as described,

